Education
Suny Stony Brook University Medical School, Stony Brook, NY
June 2018
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
Residency in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine
June 2014
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Doctor of Medicine
May 2008
Work Experience
NORTHWELL HEALTH HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL, Ob/Gyn Hospitalist
Huntington, NY
Provided care for obstetric and postpartum patients, staffed obstetric & gynecologic consults, performed urgent gynecologic surgeries. Supervised midwives, OB/Gyn residents.
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, Research Technician July 2007 – Aug. 2010
Boston, MA
Researched the changes in 4.1R isoform expression during erythrocyte differentiation and studied the relationship of 4.1R domains. (Supervisors: Dr. Shu-Ching Huang, Dr. Edward Benz)
Peer Reviewed Publications
Persad MD, Wu X, Ou J, Quirk J, Garry D. Gestational diabetes insipidus: from presentation to resolution. J Reprod Med. 2018;63(6): 527-530.
Huang SC, Zhang HS, Yu B, McMahon E, Nguyen DT, Yu FH, Ou AC, Ou JP, Benz EJ Jr. Protein 4.1R exon 16 3′ splice site activation requires coordination among TIA1, Pcbp1, and RBM39 during terminal erythropoiesis. Mol Cell Biol. 2017;37(9).
Nakayama JM, Ou JP, Friedman C, Smolkin ME, Duska LR. The risk factors of readmission in postoperative gynecologiconcology patients at a single institution. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2015;25(9):1697-703.
Huang SC, Ou AC, Park J, Yu F, Yu B, Lee A, Yang G, Zhou A, Benz EJ Jr. RBFX2 promotes protein 4.1R exon 16 selection via U1 snRNP recruitment. Mol Cell Biol. 2012;32(2):513-26.
Gellerson D, Hornsby PP, Lowenhaupt SA, Bressler CJ, Burns WR, Friedman CF, Vaughn NH, Marshall SP, Marshall TL, Park J, Kellams A. Prevalence of baby bottle versus breastfeeding graphics on products in national chain stores. Breastfeed Med. 2012;7(6):469-72.
Huang SC, Cho A, Norton S, Park J, Zhou A, Munagala ID, Ou AC, Yang G, Wickrema A, Tang TK, Benz EJ Jr. Coupled transcription-splicing regulation of mutually exclusive splicing events at the 5′ exons of protein 4.1R gene. Blood. 2009;114(19):4233-42.
Presentations / Abstracts
Persad, M.D., Ou J., Bernasko J., Garry D., Garretto D., Quirk J., Herrera K. (April 2018) “Can body mass index predict metformin failure in women with gestational diabetes?” Poster presented at 2018 ACOG Meeting.
Austin, TX.
Persad, M.D., Ou J., Bernasko J., Garry D., Garretto D., Quirk J., Herrera K. (April 2018) “Can initial glycemic control
predict metformin failure in women with gestational diabetes?” Poster presented at 2018 ACOG Meeting.
Austin, TX.
Persad, M.D., Ou J., Bernasko J., Garry D., Garretto D., Quirk J., Herrera K. (April 2018) “Does pregnancy weight gain
increase the risk of metformin failure in the treatment of gestational diabetes?” Poster presented at 2018 ACOG Meeting.
Austin, TX.
Persad, M.D., Ou J., Bernasko J., Garry D., Garretto D., Quirk J., Herrera K. (April 2018) “Can the 2-hour glucose tolerance test (GTT) values predict metformin failure in women with gestational diabetes?” Poster presented at 2018 ACOG Meeting.
Austin, TX.
Ou J., Persad M.D., Quirk J., & Herrera K. (October 2017). “Predictors of metformin failure in gestational diabetes.” Poster presented at 15th Biennial Meeting of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of North America.
Washington, DC.
Ou J., Persad M.D., Quirk J., & Herrera K. (June 2017). “Predictors of metformin failure in gestational diabetes.” Poster presented at the 77th Scientific Session American Diabetes Association.
San Diego, CA.
Research Experience
Pediatrics Department Researcher, University of Virginia Medical Center June 2011 – August 2011
Collaborated with Dr. Ann Kellams on the assessment of prenatal education videos on breastfeeding rates among low-income WIC-eligible mothers
Jennie Park Ou MD
Biology Department Researcher, Dartmouth College March 2006 – Sept. 2006
Collaborated with Dr. Robert Gross on utilizing clustering software and SCOPE (a motif finding application) to find possible regulatory sequence in Neurospora. The results of this study were presented in an undergraduate research symposium.
